Skilling Australians Fund

335 Ms BETTISON (Ramsay) (5 September 2018). How much funding has the state government received from the commonwealth towards the Skilling Australia fund?

The Hon. D.G. PISONI (Unley—Minister for Industry and Skills): I have been advised:

The Skilling Australians Fund is a commonwealth government program. The state government has been successful in securing almost $103 million for South Australia, including a $7.97 million bonus payment achieved by signing up to the National Partnership on the Skilling Australians Fund by the 7 June deadline.

The Marshall Liberal government has committed $100 million to secure matched funding from the commonwealth to support a range of initiatives that will create an additional 20,815 apprenticeships and traineeships over the next four years.

In 2017-18 the commonwealth government provided South Australia with $19.1 million.